Another Wednesday in Texas
Hello Readers!!
Letter this morning from FEMA that detailed some parts of my employement, instructions for comportment and dress and how to use my credit card (which is not here yet). They did tell me that I have a card "In the Mail" and it will get here in from 5 to 7 days (but not from what date!!)... So I am cooling my heels and still homeless in my parents house till I get additional word on the location of my credit card and final travel instructions. As you all might imagine I am reasonably frustrated at the snails pace of the proceedings. This is on par with normal daily operations in a company like IBM so it is not wholly surprising, rather it iis just a frustrating experience on balance. Here is the chronology of events of getting where I am if anyone is interested but me:
August 28 Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans
Sept 1 FEMA makes contact with me by phone and I resubmit my resume for inspection
Sept 9 Call from my current boss Kent to say he was forwarding a letter with my name on it to hire me.
Sept 21 Received package of paperwork to fill out for hire and fingerprints. Overnight back
Oct 19 Moved from my residence in Colorado Springs, put everything in storage and go to parents house to wait "forthcoming" credit card and travel instructions
Oct 26 Receive hiring letter detailing use of travel and credit card and a promise of credit card in 5-7 days
I know this is a huge set of disasters given that Rita hit another Region 6 location right in the middle of that time line. So it seems I am stuck. FEMA man is grounded. So more news when it is available.
Letter this morning from FEMA that detailed some parts of my employement, instructions for comportment and dress and how to use my credit card (which is not here yet). They did tell me that I have a card "In the Mail" and it will get here in from 5 to 7 days (but not from what date!!)... So I am cooling my heels and still homeless in my parents house till I get additional word on the location of my credit card and final travel instructions. As you all might imagine I am reasonably frustrated at the snails pace of the proceedings. This is on par with normal daily operations in a company like IBM so it is not wholly surprising, rather it iis just a frustrating experience on balance. Here is the chronology of events of getting where I am if anyone is interested but me:
August 28 Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans
Sept 1 FEMA makes contact with me by phone and I resubmit my resume for inspection
Sept 9 Call from my current boss Kent to say he was forwarding a letter with my name on it to hire me.
Sept 21 Received package of paperwork to fill out for hire and fingerprints. Overnight back
Oct 19 Moved from my residence in Colorado Springs, put everything in storage and go to parents house to wait "forthcoming" credit card and travel instructions
Oct 26 Receive hiring letter detailing use of travel and credit card and a promise of credit card in 5-7 days
I know this is a huge set of disasters given that Rita hit another Region 6 location right in the middle of that time line. So it seems I am stuck. FEMA man is grounded. So more news when it is available.
posted by Steve Morse- Adventures in Disasters at 11:08 AM
3 Comments:
Yay FEMA MAN! Protector of justice... er...
Do you get to wear a cape?
anywho... we will see what happens with this "credit" card. a mysterious device with which to get "credit"
:)
Jake
Was here, w/f? Hugs and stuff.
Hey Fema Man........How is it hanging? We all miss you so very much. I am sure news will come soon and you will be flying in your FEMA MAN costume...right in time for Halloween. Be safe and no that you are seriously missed here.
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